芜湖一中2008届高三第二次模拟考试
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节．满分45分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21.Now we can get _____ weather information from _____ new type of _____ weather satellite.
A. the; a; / B. / ; the; the C. / ; a ; / D. / ; a/ a
22.Which do you enjoy _____ your weekend, walking in the wood or fishing on the lake?
A. spending B. to spend C. spent D. of spending
23.Unless _____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. having invited B. inviting C. being invited D. invited
24.Yao Ming _____ as a basketball star, and is loved by basketball fans both at home and abroad.
A. stands out B. stands up C. sticks out D. strikes
25.Although this medicine can cure you _____ your illness, it has a bad effect _____ you.
A. for; in B. for; on C. of; on D. of; at
26.People in the world all want to see a better society _______ nature.
A. in harmony with B. in common with C. in case of D. in relation to
27._____ the Emei Mountain is famous for its beauty.
A. As is known to all B. It is known to all
C. It is known to us all that D. As we all know that
28.The students don’t realize the use _____the information.
A. we make of B. which we make C. for our making D. for us to make
29.It was in the first class _____ Miss Li taught us _____ we never forget it.
A. that; that B. that; and C. which; that D. that; which
30.When the teacher told the class that they would go for a picnic the next week, the students _____ life at once.
A. agreed to B. got to C. turned to D. came to
31.---I can’t find Mr Brown. Where did you meet him this morning?
---It was in the hotel _____ he stayed.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
32.If the weather is fine, we’ll go. If _____, _____.
A. not; not B. no; no C. not; no D. no; not
33.We all think _____ of his books, so many of us bought one each.
A. a large number B. a great many C. a large amount D. a great deal
34. ---What have you _____ hydrogen, Mary?
---Balloons.
A. have filled with B. had filled with C. had filled of D. to have filled
35.In my opinion, all Mr White _____ good to his students in his class at present. He is very strict in their study.
A. does does does B. does do do C. does does do D. did do does
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain 36 , but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat covered, 37 hands. I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were __38 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 39 say, "Good job!" even if I messed up the entire piece. What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? As it 40 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 41 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat. Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the 42 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golf ball-sized lump（隆起的） in my throat and sat down. 43 , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys. As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 44__ of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece 45 that I could play it backwards if ___46 . Although at one point I accidentally played two keys_ 47 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically （自动的）. My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me. There was no 48 _ that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned _ 49 __ and focused carefully on the music. 50__ 1 came to the end of the page, a warning __51 inside my head: DON' T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE! Needless to say, I 52 myself with all my heart and mind．And, proud of my "page- turning" feat（技艺） I finished the 53___ of the piece without making a single mistake. After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 54 my head.1 had finished.I had mastered （征服）the 55 .
36. A.unknown B. still C. calm D. quiet
37. A. shaking B. moving C. waving D. wandering
38. A. true B. real C. young D. old
39. A. will B. can C. could D. would
40. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned back D．turned down
41. A. looking B. searching C. expecting D. waiting
42. A. comer B. cross C. center D. passage
43. A. Slowly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Suddenly
44. A. sure B. unsure C. certain D. confident
45. A. so much time B. so hardly C. such a lot of time D. so many times
46. A. requested B. told C. demanded D．ordered
47. A. in spite of B. instead of C. in the way of D. in the shape of
48. A. way B. need C. use D. sense
49. A. backward B. forward C. upward D. downward
50. A. Then B. Next C. When D. While
51. A. appeared B. had C. raised D. went
52. A. told B. asked C．obeyed D．refused
53. A. other B. part C. left D. rest
54. A. inside B. outside C. out of D. on
55. A. musical B. piece C. impossible D. possible
第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Electric shock
Injuries caused by electric shock are fairly common. When a person has received an electric shock, no one should go near him/her until the current has been turned off. If a shock occurring at work or at home causes someone to lose consciousness（知觉）, electrical connection must be broken before anyone tries to give assistance. You should either turn off the switch at the mains or, if that is not possible, push the person away with a dry piece of wood.
Treatment of shock
Look out for signs of shock. People who have been injured or who may have lost a lot of blood, or those who have had heart attacks, may be in deep shock. The signs to look for are faintness, paleness, a moist, sticky skin, shallow, rapid breathing and a fast but weak heartbeat.
Shock can prove fatal, and it is essential to do something to prevent its developing. The best way to treat or prevent shock is to keep the patient lying down, better with the legs higher than the head; if possible, raise the lower part of the body on a rolled-up packet or similar object. Make the patient as comfortable as possible, loosening any tight clothing, and comfort him/her because fright increases the effects of shock.
56．Match the pictures with the passages.
A．Picture 2. Electric shock; Picture 3. Treatment of shock
B．Picture 1. Electric shock; Picture 4. Treatment of shock
C．Picture 4. Electric shock; Picture 2. Treatment of shock
D．Picture 3. Electric shock; Picture 1. Treatment of shock
57．The above passages and pictures have something to do with .
A．how to deal with difficulties B．how to do first aid
C．how to face danger D．how to match pictures with passages
58．What would happen if you didn’t turn off the current when you had to treat an unconscious person who had just received an electric shock?
A．He would regain his consciousness soon.
B．He would die soon.
C．Electrical connection would be broken.
D．You would be in danger of getting the shock yourself.
59．Of the following adjectives chosen from above, which one has the meaning of “causing death”?
A．Fatal. B．Sticky. C．Essential. D．Unconscious.
B
It’s the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. But for the people who work in it, Silicon Valley (硅谷) is more than just a high technology hothouse. It’s also in the heart of sunny California, a great place to start a family and raise kids. What could be better?
But something is happening to the children. Up until the age of two they develop normally. Their proud parents watch and smile as they take their first steps and speak their first words. But then everything seems to go backwards. The children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all. They call it the “curse(祸) of Silicon Valley,” but the medical name for the condition is autism（孤独症）. It used to be thought that autism was a mental illness. Now doctors are sure that it is a disease transmitted genetically. It seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot communicate at all.
But even the parents have trouble communicating. Asperger’s Syndrome (综合症) is connected with autism. People who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with numbers or systems but have no social skills, which makes Asperger’s sufferers into excellent computer professionals. Unfortunately, many of the children of two Asperger’s parents in Silicon Valley seem to be developing serious autism.
There is little anyone can do. And there is no cure in sight. Some argue that no cure should be found．“It may be that autistics are essentially (本质上) different from normal people, but that these differences make them valuable for the evolution (进化) of the human race,” says Dr Kirk Wilhelm of the University of California．“To remove the genes (基因) for autism could be terrible.”
It seems that the children of Silicon Valley are paying the price of genius.
60. A person who has autism usually _____.
A．has difficulty in speaking B．loses communication skills
C．has difficulty in working D．hates people around
61. Which of the following best explains “curse of Silicon Valley”?
A．The children are brought up in Silicon Valley.
B．Autism is just a result of working in Silicon Valley.
C．The children suffer from autism due to their parents in Silicon Valley.
D．Autism makes the children in Silicon Valley unable to communicate.
62. Some people think that no cure of autism should be found because ______.
A．autism cannot be cured B．autism isn’t a disease
C．harm will be done to the children D．autism is necessary in some way
63. What does the writer seem to feel about the children of Silicon Valley?
A．It’s a pity that they cannot have a normal life.
B．They are the pride of the human race.
C．They are sure to have a bright future.
D．It’s likely that they will have a normal life.
